The Banya Journal

Banya makes you more centered, serene, and calm. But how? In this article, we explore the impact of banya on brain and mental health.

In this article, we discuss the practice of deliberate cold exposure. Where did it come from? What forms did it take? What are its health benefits? Learn more about the role of cold, the crucial part of banya experience.

This article presents an overview of the health benefits of deliberate heat exposure as presented by Dr. Andrew Huberman.

In this week’s edition, we talk about St. Petersburg style of platza and the historic banya called “The Lanterns.” Our guide is Roman Borukhov, a professor of Lincoln University and a life-long banya enthusiast.

We’ve all been there. No matter how often we repeat the mantra that we should “try something new” or “get out of our comfort zone,” doing it may feel uneasy. Especially if “something new” involves temperatures of 190 degrees and a bunch of people (some with foreign accents) hitting each other with oak twigs.